Fuji, Shizuoka

Fuji 富士市
Special city
Factories and Mount Fuji
Camphor Laurel

Fuji (富士市, Fuji-shi) is a

Geography

Located on the banks of the Fuji River, most of the city of Fuji enjoys good views of Mount Fuji, part of whose summit is within the city borders. The city is bordered to the south by Suruga Bay on the Pacific Ocean.

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  Fuji city and Suruga Bay from Ashitaka Mountains
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  Fuji City and Mount Fuji seen from city hall

Surrounding municipalities

• Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
  • Fujinomiya
  • Numazu
  • Susono
  • Gotemba
  • Nagaizumi

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Fuji has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Fuji is 16.2 °C (61.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,159.1 millimetres (85.00 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F).^[3]

History

In the

Kajima became the town of Fuji on August 1, 1929. Neighboring Takaoka was elevated to town status on January 1, 1933. Shimada merged into Yoshiwara in 1940, Denbō in 1941, and Imaizumi in 1942. Yoshiwara was elevated to city status on April 1, 1948, the city expanded through annexation of Motoyoshiwara, Sudo, Yoshinaga, and Harada villages in 1955 and Ōbuchi in 1956.

Tagoura and Iwamatsu

On November 1, 1966, Fuji and Yoshiwara merged with Takaoka to form the new city of Fuji, which attained the status of a Special City on April 1, 2001 with greater autonomy from the central government.

On November 1, 2008, the town of Fujikawa (from Ihara District) was merged with Fuji.

Government

Fuji has a

Economy

Fuji is one of the major industrial centers of Shizuoka Prefecture, and the city has hosted numerous

The city has one international school (Escola Fuji), a Brazilian primary school^[5]

In addition, Shizuoka-based Tokoha University has a secondary campus in Fuji.

The city has one public and four private vocational education schools, including the privately operated Fuji Rehabilitation Institute.

Transport

Railways

• Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  • Shin-Fuji
• Central Japan Railway Company - Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Higashi-Tagonoura - Yoshiwara - Fuji - Fujikawa
• Central Japan Railway Company - Minobu Line
  • Fuji Station -
    Yunoki - Tatebori - Iriyamase - Fujine
• Gakunan Railway Line
  • Yoshiwara - Jatco-mae - Yoshiwara-honchō - Hon-Yoshiwara - Gakunan-Harada - Hina - Gakunan-Fujioka - Sudo - Kamiya - Gakunan-Enoo

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Shin-Tōmei Expressway
• Nishi-Fuji Road
• National Route 1
• National Route 139
• National Route 469

Ports

• Tagonoura Port

Local attractions

• Sengen Kofun, a National Historic Site

Festivals

• The Bishamonten Festival is one of the three big Daruma festivals in Japan.
• The Yoshiwara Gion Festival is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of June.
• The Fuji Festival is held on the fourth Saturday of July.
• The Karigane Festival is held on the first Saturday of October.
• The Fuji Shibazakura Festival

Notable people from Fuji

• Yoji Totsuka - scientist
• Mitsuru Sugaya - manga artist
• Makoto Oishi - professional wrestler
• Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi - professional soccer player
• Takuro Kikuoka - professional soccer player
• Daigo Kobayashi - professional soccer player
• Shuji Kondo - professional wrestler
• Yukihiko Sato - professional soccer player
• Hiroyuki Shirai - professional soccer player
• Tatsuya Tsuruta - professional soccer player
• Miyu Takahira - professional soccer player
• artistic gymnast

Sister city

• - Oceanside, California, United States.^[6]

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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